Walande’s story itself is far from over. Seawater is breaching protective seawalls at the new site. The community’s ...

The Solomon Islands are thought to be the first populated ... of one of the islands were forced to abandon their land, their homes and their church. Traditional practices are also threatened ...

For decades, most of the island community rebuilt homes and seawalls ... Requests made by the community to the Solomon Islands’ government and international actors for assistance were not ...

the sight of modern houses reflecting growing prosperity, leaving him a lasting impression. "If you want to be wealthy, build roads first." Ongoa, a grassroots civil servant from Solomon Islands ...

The Solomon Islands are one of the most heavily forested ... I think this is where we’re headed to, we’ve got a load of houses right on the water, all built on stilts. I’d come to a village ...